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The legendary Fiat 500 Spiaggina Claiming pride of place on the sandy shores
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Carrozzeria Boano, which truly DOME S MIR AMARE’S GL AMOUR of Moraitika on Corfu’s sheltered east coast,
sparked the beach car craze of the Miramare was conceived as a lovesong to the
1960s. Only two were ever made: one Legend and Legacy
for Gianni Agnelli, head of Fiat, and area’s crystalline turquoise waters, lush hills and
one for Aristotle Onassis. Pictured, tranquil, spellbinding atmosphere. Inspired by
Onassis taking guests, including this splendour, members of the Onassis family
former British Prime Minister Winston
Churchill, on a sightseeing trip. built the resort in the 1960s as an exclusive
retreat for the world’s elite – state leaders and
aristocrats, socialites and jet setters, tycoons and
Hollywood stars – to escape into beauty, elegance
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